yaledailynews.com – By The Yale Daily News
Yesterday, the News reported that Yale will offer gender-neutral housing options to rising seniors this fall. We applaud the decision by the Yale administration both because it is the right action to take and because it recognizes the serious interest students have shown in this issue.
Most people’s natural inclination – and, indeed, ours – is to assume that undergraduates at Yale would choose, if given the option, to live with others of the same gender. Nobody likes the idea of boyfriends and girlfriends living together; and there is something to be said for the friendships that form in single-sex suites. At the same time, there is an undeniable discomfort for many students, especially transgender students, who feel left out by Yale’s current housing policy.